The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-07-29
FATHER ANpERLepY.
Tho New Jesuit Generals Career and
His Stay In the united States.

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of Fraternity at the mere mention Of
whose name-that of Jesus-every head
is forced to bowl'i
This exclamation was uttered some
three hundred years ago by Pope
Sixtus ", one of the most remarkable
Pontiffs who ever sat on the Papal
throne, In alluding to the Order of
Jesuits-otherwis known as the Com
pany of Jesus The new General of
the company-the twenty-third since
its foundation-to whom every member
thereof owes the most blind and un-
questioning obedience, is Father An
derledy. He was born on the Sd of |
June, 1919. at Berisal, little hamlet |
of the Canton duValais in Switzerland. |
He was brought up at the Jesuit Col |
lege of Brigue, on the slopes of the |
Simplon, and as soon as he was old !
enough, began his first novitiate for
entering tire order. Appointed TO a
professorship of literature at the
immense establishment of the
order at Freiburg he soon at
tracted the attention of his supe-
rior. Perceiving that the remarkable
talents of this SON of poor Valais
peasant might eventually be terned TO
the great advantage of the order, he
was sent TO Rome, where he spent
some time studying philosophy and
theology under the personal supervis-
ion of Father (now CardinaD Pecci,
the elder brother of the present Pope.
His constitution, however, accustomed
to the mountain air of Switzerland. be-
came seriously injured by the pestifer-
Gus climate of the Eternal City, and he
was obliged after time to leave Rome
and return TO Friburg for the purpose
of recruiting his shattered health. just
at that time the Sonderbund revolution
was in full force in Switzerland, and
the Jesuits were driven out of the
country and their establishments
closed. Father Anderledy was arrest
ed at Avenues i'm the Canton de Vaud,
and after running great risk of losing
his life at the hands of the fanatical and
infuriated populace, was cast into
prison. Managing to escape. he made
his way to Chambery, where, however,
he was not allowed TO remain long; for
the troubles which broke out in the
spring of l84S all over Europe forced
him and many other members of his
Fraternity to seek refuge in the United
States, where he was at length ordain-
ed priest During eighteen months
he devoted himself to Catholic mission
work at Green Ba Wis. His health
again giving way he was recalled to
Europe. and took up his quarters at
Tronchiennes. in the Belgian province
of Gand, where he devoted all his time
TO searching examination of the his
tory, policy and aims of the great
order to which he belonged.
just about that time the Jesuits be-
gan to devote their attention~to Ger
many. Establishments of the order
were successfully founded at Cologne.
Munster. Aix-la-Chapelle. and in fact
throughout the King of Prussia's do
minions, where liberation was the
order of the day. Each one of these
establishments constituted kind of
center of action, whence a throng of
Jealous missionaries spread out in
every direction to proselyte the people.
If their efforts were crowned with sue
cess, 1t was in great measure due to
the marvellous eloguence of Father
Anderledy. who. apparently indefati-
gable, made his silver voice heard in
almost every place of Importance from
the Rhine to the Russian frontier. But
suddenly his overtaxed forces gave
way altogether He fell dangerously
i'll and fora time was entirely deprived
If the power of speech. The physicians
insisted that he should give up preach
ing-a severe trial to so eloquent a
man and he now resolved TO
devote all his abilities to the
administrative work of the So
eiety. Successfully rector of the Jes-
nit districts of Cologne and Pader-
born, he founded in 1868 the college of
Maria Laach, which soon became one
IF the most renowned establishments
Of the order. A few years later he was
elected a member of the Supreme
Council of the Society, and owing to
his profound knowledge of the politi-
cal and religious situation of Northern
Europewas appointed to the high post Of
Assistant for Germany" with juris-
liction over the latter, as well as over
Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Hol-
land and Scandinavia. There are only
Il tive of these assistants" to the GEN
eral, who are each intrusted with a
distinct jurisdiction, and who together
: with the Generals confessor, or "ad-
monisher," constitute the Supreme
Council of the order. So remarkable
were Father Anderledy's services in
this new branch of administration, and
, so completely did he succeed in win
) ming the admiration and confidence OF
his colleagues, that when, in 1888, the
! advancing years of Father Beekx rem
Tered it necessary to choose a coadiu-
} tor to the General, Father Anderledy
was at first ballot almost unanimously
elected to fill the office.
The new General is one of the clev-
crest and most adroit superiors the so.
,iety has ever had. He is born dip
Iomatist; a man of polished manners
)ut autocratic temper; profound the.
,logian, an incompatible administra.
l Tor, and wonderful linguist. Besides
r Greek, Latin and Hebrew, he speaks
| md writes perfectly English, German
French, Italian and Spanish. His long
: connection and intimate acquaintance
3 with Germany are not unlikely to have
I IN important influence upon the pres